Data as of Nov 5, 2026
78.24.16.0/22
No anonymizer space · no proxy exits in 30 daysLiberty Global Europe Holding B.V. · space held by Virgin Media Ireland Limited
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78.24.16.0/21 since Sep 2022 | AS6830 | Residential | Virgin Media Ireland Limited |
Registrations in this block
The registry's network records over the announcement: those covering it, widest first, then every record inside it, under its parent.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78.24.16.0/21 | 2,048 | IE-VM-20070817 | Virgin Media Ireland Limited (ORG-NCL5-RIPE) · IE | ALLOCATED PA | Aug 17, 2007 | aup@ |
| └ 78.24.16.0/26 | 64 | IE-BITBUZZ-BACKBONE | Bitbuzz backbone subnet | ASSIGNED PA | Aug 21, 2007 | aup@ via IE-VM-20070817 |
| └ 78.24.16.128/29 | 8 | BITBUZZ-LOOPBACK-1 | Loopback interfaces for point-to-point links | ASSIGNED PA | Sep 5, 2007 | aup@ via IE-VM-20070817 |
| └ 78.24.17.0/24 | 256 | IE-BITBUZZ-DSLBLK1 | DSL single IPs | ASSIGNED PA | Aug 21, 2007 | aup@ via IE-VM-20070817 |
| └ 78.24.19.0/24 | 256 | BITBUZZ-HOTSPOTS-BLK1 | Bitbuzz Wi-Fi hotspots | ASSIGNED PA | Mar 4, 2008 | aup@ via IE-VM-20070817 |
A contact marked “via” is the registry's: the record names none of its own, so the registry hands down its parent's.
Composition
The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.
Announced space
Address share
Announced space
Types across the prefix
1,024 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 952 | 93% | 2 | |
| Business | 72 | 7.0% | 2 |
Network & registry
Origin network
AS6830
NL
- Name
- Liberty Global Europe Holding B.V.
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Nov 13, 1996
- Domain
- libertyglobal.com
- Website
- www.libertyglobal.com/
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Reactivated
- First seen
- Nov 2009
- Current origin since
- Sep 2022 · 4.1 yr
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Sep 2022
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78.24.16.0/22 | AS6830 | /22 | RIPE | RPKI valid |
| 78.24.16.0/21 | AS6830 | /21 | RIPE | Too specific |
IRR
Route objects on the exact prefix
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS6830 | RIPE | AS6830-MNT MNT-LGI VM-IE-MNT | Dec 4, 2025 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 78.
24. 16. 0/ 21 - Netname
- IE-VM-20070817
- Registrant
- Virgin Media Ireland Limited
- Registrant country
- IE
- Organization
- Virgin Media Ireland Limited (ORG-NCL5-RIPE)
- Org country
- IE
- Type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Created
- Aug 17, 2007
- Updated
- Sep 11, 2020
- Maintainer
- RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- IE
- Delegated
- Aug 17, 2007
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- aup@
virginmedia. ie - Name
- UPC Ireland Abuse
- Handle
- UIA9-RIPE